new carpet

[rutar]

Hi,


Thank you in advance for any help on the following. There's been a leak in the bathroom which has now been rectified. The carpet in the adjoining bedroom however is damp/musty/mouldy (hard to tell which one). The affected carpet area is around 2ft * 1ft. Now that the leak has been fixed the carpet needs to be replaced


The issue is as follows:

The carpet can only be replaced once the sub-floor is dry, for this to happen the carpet needs to be lifted and left like that for 1-2 weeks. However when the carpet is lifted the sub-floor gives off really bad odours. Someone is living in that room and bearing that would be a struggle..


Ideally I want to replace the carpet immediately without having to go through the above process, can I just replace the affected sub-floor and then put on the underlay and carpet?


Below are 2 photos of carpet and 2 photos of sub-floor

 

[Doggit]

Get rid of the carpet, underlay and gripper rods and use a few capfuls of bleach in a bucket of water to clear the smelly stuff out. Then use a "Glade" type product to help cover any remaining smell.

You could replace the subfloor if you want to, but I suspect you'll find the above method works okay.

 

[rutar]

Thank you.

So take a bucket of water, add in capfuls of bleach and then clean the sub-floor? And then wait to dry for a couple of days or longer?

 

[Doggit]

You've got it, but give it about a week in this weather, or put a dehumidifier in the room to suck out as much moisture as possible.

 

[rutar]

Okay thanks doggit, and do I need to clean with a scourer or scraper, whats the most effective way?

 

[Doggit]

A scourer or scrubbing brush should be fine.